what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
such; like that; that sort of; very
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
lost article; something forgotten
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
best; most (valuable player); top (quality); grade A; ace; finest
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
in that way; thus; so; so?
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
senior high school; high school
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!